Samina Quraeshi

Samina Quraeshi (1944-2013) was an award-winning educator, designer, [1] artist and author. [2]

Samina Quraeshi
Notable workLegacy of the Indus
Lahore: the City Within
Legends of the Indus
Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus

Life

She was raised in Karachi, Pakistan and lived in Massachusetts. She is the mother of Sadia Shepard, an author and filmmaker and Cassim Shepard a new York based town planner

Work

As an author she took inspiration from the Sufi tradition of the Indus Valley. She wrote the following books:

  • Legacy of the Indus
  • Lahore: the City Within
  • Legends of the Indus
  • Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus (published by Peabody Museum Press in 2009)[3]
  • Reimagining West Coconut Grove: Landmarks

References
  1. Rapp, Alan. "Samina Quraeshi biography". AIGA Design Journeys.
  2. Walsh, Colleen (15 October 2009). "Islam's mystical dimensions take flight". Harvard Gazette.
  3. Fash, W. Barbara. "New Releases: The Copan sculpture museum". Peabody Museum Press.


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